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Compendium of the World’s Passenger Ships
My blog contains mini-histories and photos of 2200 ships loaded in a random order. It is a data listing of liners, ferries, cruise and troop ships; every passenger carrying ship over 10000 tons dating from 1858 to the newbuilds of today.
Tag Archives: Belfast
No.1088 Galloway Princess launched in 1979
12,175grt for Sealink UK Ltd by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Stena Galloway 1991 Sealink Stena Line Le Rif 2002 IMTC Morocco Sun 2019 Africa Morocco Line IMO: 7719430 Galloway Princess, St Anselm, St Christopher and St David at Belfast Ships@tin.it Image … Continue reading
No.584 Dunnottar Castle launched in 1936
15,007grt for Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Victoria 1959 Incres SS The Victoria 1975 Chandris Line Princesa Victoria 1993 Louis Cruise Line Scrapped Alang 2004 after 68 years My photos & Peter Inpyn My father’s photo 1947 after … Continue reading
No.69 Noordam launched in 1901
12,531grt for Holland-America Line Harland & Wolff, Belfast Kungsholm 1922 Chartered to Swedish-America Line Noordam 1924 Holland-America Line Scrapped Netherlands 1928 Image copyright Kungsholm: http://Captainalbert.com Chartered for just under two years to the Swedish America Line
No.68 Athenic launched in 1901
12,234 White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Pelagos 1928 Pelagos A/S (a whaling factory ship) Scrapped Hamburg 1962 She was captured by the German Raider SS Pinguin on Jan 15, 1941 along with other factory ship, one depot … Continue reading
Posted in Emigrant Ship, fire on ship, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Athenic, Belfast, Hamburg, Harland & Wolff, Pelagos, Whale, White Star Line
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No.482 Highland Brigade launched in 1928
14,131grt Nelson Line for Harland & Wolff, Belfast Incorporated into Royal Mail Line in 1932 Henrietta 1959 John S Latsis Marianna 1960 John S Latsis IMO: 5223578 Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1965 Image attribution: Fotoflite, John Gibbard & Rich Turnwald Collection
No.61 Celtic launched in 1901
20,904grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Stranded Cobh 1928 Image copyright: Steve Walker Color
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Belfast, Celtic, Cobh, Harland & Wolff, White Star Line
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No.60 Rijndam launched in1901
12,527grt for Holland-America Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Netherlands 1929
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Belfast, Harland & Wolff, Holland America Line, Netherlands, Rijndam
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No.59 Minnetonka launched in 1901
13,398grt for Atlantic Transport Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by U 64 Malta 1918 (Shakespeare Cliff is in Dover)
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Atlantic Transport, Belfast, Dover, Harland & Wolff, Minnetonka, torpedoed, U64
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No.57 Suevic launched in 1900
12,531grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Skytteren 1928 Y Hvistengahl Scuttled off Maseskjner 1942 Image copyright: Steve Walker Color In 1907 she was wrecked, the ship was deliberately broken in two, and a new bow was … Continue reading
Posted in Emigrant Ship, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Belfast, Harland & Wolff, rebuild, Skytteren, Suevic, White Star Line, Y Hvistengahl
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No.550 Georgic launched in 1931
27,759grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Faslane 1956 Originally with 2 funnels, rebuilt after significant war damage Rich Turnwald photo Georgic 1952 Photo Louis O. Gorman Steve Walker color
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Belfast, Faslane, Georgic, Harland & Wolff, White Star Line
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The World's Passenger Ships 